King Edward Memorial Hospital

King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) (external site) joined the Maternity Unit at Osborne Park Hospital along with other specialist statewide health services to form the Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS), providing clinical care to women and families.

Established in 1916, KEMH is the State’s largest maternity hospital and the only referral centre for complex, high acuity pregnancies in WA.

WNHS employs 1,347 FTE who catered for 12,676 emergency presentations, treated 16,042 inpatients and provided 164,484 outpatient appointments at KEMH this year.

There were 5,498 births at King Edward Memorial Hospital last year, with 62 per cent of women needing high acuity care. The Maternity Unit at Osborne Park Hospital delivered 1,538 babies in 2022-2023.